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Chance Abattoir
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04-03-2006 08:35
About half the time, I just buy new socks instead of washing them. I figure that with all the money I'm saving on washing and drying them, I can afford to buy new ones.
I air dry all my clothes. I wash them all by hand... except when I jump in the shower with them on.
Then it's not really by hand as much as by body.
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Sally Rosebud
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04-03-2006 09:38
  Ummm, I use a washer and dryer...
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Chance Abattoir
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04-03-2006 15:02
From: Sally Rosebud Ummm, I use a washer and dryer... Why?
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04-03-2006 15:09
How many weeks do you wear the socks before buying new ones?
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Introvert Petunia
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04-03-2006 15:18
I have forgone clothing altogether; it does tend to make people on airplanes uncomfortable for some unfathomable reason, until I explain to them that it is motivated by concern for the environment what with clean water and detergents and also my concern for Asian garment workers who work in circumstances long outlawed in earlier industrialized nations. Once they see the compelling logic of my concern for the planet they usually are pretty impressed that I'm so altruistic.
I'm considering giving up food shortly to further minimize my environmental impact.
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Sally Rosebud
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04-03-2006 15:35
From: Chance Abattoir Why? Because I have to wash my sheets and bedding in hot water to kill those little dust mite guys since I'm allergic to them.
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Ananda Sandgrain
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04-03-2006 15:36
From: Introvert Petunia I have forgone clothing altogether; it does tend to make people on airplanes uncomfortable for some unfathomable reason, until I explain to them that it is motivated by concern for the environment what with clean water and detergents and also my concern for Asian garment workers who work in circumstances long outlawed in earlier industrialized nations. Once they see the compelling logic of my concern for the planet they usually are pretty impressed that I'm so altruistic.
I'm considering giving up food shortly to further minimize my environmental impact.
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Lecktor Hannibal
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04-03-2006 15:41
From: Sally Rosebud Because I have to wash my sheets and bedding in hot water to kill those little dust mite guys since I'm allergic to them. guess I better buy some then 
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Joy Honey
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04-03-2006 15:42
From: Lecktor Hannibal guess I better buy some then You're gonna buy MITES??? 
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04-07-2006 01:16
in the summer i hang stuff up outside to dry after washing in a washing machine using no phosphates or whatever. I have a hard time finding detergent that just smells like soap and not like a perfumery got set loose in my jeans, but once I do it's all downhill from there.
when it is winter and -40 outside, I do not hang the clothes up but use the ancient dryer that will probably blow up and burn the house down one day. (I swear it is as old as I am or nearly.)
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04-07-2006 01:33
From: Ananda Sandgrain How many weeks do you wear the socks before buying new ones? When they walk to the laundry hamper on their own they're ripe enough. |
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Chance Abattoir
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04-07-2006 01:34
From: Ananda Sandgrain How many weeks do you wear the socks before buying new ones? I wear them for a day. Sometimes two if I only wore them for a couple of hours. I try to go barefoot as much as possible when I'm at home or within running distance of home. I can't stand the constraints of fabric or footwear on my feet for very long.
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Chance Abattoir
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04-07-2006 01:34
From: Joy Honey You're gonna buy MITES??? He's going to buy SHEETS. 
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Sally Rosebud
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04-07-2006 07:09
From: Lecktor Hannibal guess I better buy some then lol, yeah you better, I like to be spoiled, sheets, toilet paper, towels....
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Joy Honey
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04-07-2006 07:15
From: Sally Rosebud lol, yeah you better, I like to be spoiled, sheets, toilet paper, towels.... psst... he lives in Alabama - running water, indoor toilets... Disclaimer: I'm originally from Tennessee.... I just can't resist teasing someone from Alabama
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Sally Rosebud
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04-07-2006 07:20
From: Joy Honey psst... he lives in Alabama - running water, indoor toilets... Disclaimer: I'm originally from Tennessee.... I just can't resist teasing someone from AlabamaOh yeah, those things too, and AC!
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Ummah DaSilva
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04-08-2006 10:08
You mean where the average college graduate can only spell VOLS?
/escaped TN native/
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Joy Honey
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04-08-2006 11:10
From: Ummah DaSilva You mean where the average college graduate can only spell VOLS?
/escaped TN native/ That's the place!
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